#7C64E2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.184 288.2), rgb(124, 100, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#7C64E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.77:1 |
| White text | 4.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C64E2 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 100, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 68%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.184 288.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #7C64E2 | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C64E2 | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C64E2 text on white | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C64E2 text on black | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -31.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BEB9F4
oklch(81% 0.083 288.3)
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Step 400
400
#9D92EE
oklch(70.7% 0.132 288)
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Step 500
500
#8774E8
oklch(63.1% 0.169 288.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C64E2
oklch(59% 0.184 288.2)
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Step 700
700
#6048BA
oklch(49.1% 0.172 288.1)
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Step 800
800
#4E3C96
oklch(42.6% 0.141 288.1)
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Step 900
900
#413478
oklch(37.7% 0.112 288.7)
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Step 950
950
#261F46
oklch(27% 0.07 289.1)
#7C64E2 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #187BE6 | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1A75DF | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C8099 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C64E2
#7C64E2
oklch(59% 0.184 288.2)
- #858200
#858200
oklch(59% 0.127 108.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7C64E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C64E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.020
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.033
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.044
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.045
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.049
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.068
Use #7C64E2 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.